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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. VALTON, OF NEVARK, NEW JERSEY.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,251, dated May 5,1885.

Application filed November 10, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. WAIfroN, of Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ouspidors; and I do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked there on,which form part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a sideelevation of Inyimproved cuspidor. Fig. 2 is a dianietrical sectionthrough the same. Fig. 3 is a diametrical section of the case whichincloses the receiving cup or vessel.

This invention relates to cuspidorsand it consists in certain novelimproveme s whereby they are more easily and cheaply constructed, andmore easily cleaned, as will' be fully understood from thefollowingffdescription, when taken in connection with the anneXeddrawings.

The external contour of my spittoon or cuspidor is like that in commonuse-namely, a globular 0r swelled body,'A, and an upwardly-flaring orfunnel-shaped mouth B. This constitutes the case of the device, whichis. provided with a removable dished cover, O, having a hole, c,centrally through it. The bottom of this case curves inward and upward,leaving a central circular opening surrounded by a supporting-edge, Z).

(No model.)

D designates a cylindrical receiving-cup, which is surrounded at itsupper end by a iiaring iiange, d. This cup is of greater diameter thanthat of the aperture a through the cover C, and the daring iiange d ofthe cup rests lupon the annular shoulder e at thejunction of the bodyand flaring mouth of the external case.

The case, and also the cup, may be made of earthenware. stoneware,metal, paper, or of any other suitable material.

Having described my invention, I claiml. The combination of the outercase, A, having an openbotto1n globular body, a contracted neck, and aflaring mouth, with an iuternal cup,also having aiiaring mouth, and acentrallyperforated dished cover, all substantially as described.

-2. Asa new article of manufacture, a cuspidor consisting of an externalbody or case having an open upturned bottom, a aring mouth, and a neckforming a supporting shoulder, in combination with an internal vesselhaving aiiaring upper end and a dished and centrally-perforatedremovable cover, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH J. VALTON.

Vitnesses:

W. H. MITCHELL, H. S. MITCHELL.

